This fall, the Mississippi State Department of Health is hosting free training on newborn screening quality assurance and improvement training in September and October.

Four doctors representing physician associations told House lawmakers that onerous prior authorization requirements delay necessary patient care, lead to burnout in physicians and result in worse outcomes.

Best practice data analytic strategies are essential for population health management across a variety of health systems, according to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for a national agenda to improve mental, emotional and behavioral health in children and youth.

In mid-July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the latest number of accountable care organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. This was the first opportunity for ACOs to apply to participate in CMS’s largest value-based payment program since the agency redesigned the program last year. Changes CMS calls “Pathways to Success” took effect on July 1. 

There are a handful of metrics that boards, both health care and non-health care, commonly use to monitor and assess the high-level financial performance of organizations.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released updated guidance to help U.S. health care providers and other stakeholders safely manage solid waste contaminated with infectious substances classified by the Department of Transportation as Category A waste, including waste contaminated with Ebola virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released three new modules in its series of free online training courses to help health care organizations prevent and control infections. Developed by the AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust, the newest courses address building a business case for infection prevention, family and patient engagement, and environmental cleaning. 

The Joint Commission has announced its 2020 ORYX® reporting requirements. 

The Joint Commission has introduced two new standards, effective July 1, 2020, to address complications in the areas of maternal hemorrhage and severe hypertension/preeclampsia.